Diving in wrecks and caves captures the imagination, but with excitement comes additional challenges. We offer three courses that will equip you with the appropriate skills and knowledge to safely conduct dives in these overhead environments.
Pre-requisites: Open Water & 25 dives
Duration: 2 days
The Cavern Diver programme provides divers with an awareness of the underwater cavern environment and provides an introduction to the skills required to safely undertake dives within the cavern zone. During the course you'll practice line handling, reel use and emergency procedures in the open water and then conduct four cavern dives to practice these skills in the overhead environment. Please note - this course can also be done as an extended live-aboard trip at the spectacular Poor Knights Islands.
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Pre-requisites: Cavern Diver
Duration: 3 days
The Introductory Cave Diver programme takes cavern divers beyond the cavern zone and into the complete darkness of the cave. You will be taught all the skills required to safely dive in this challenging environment and tested on these skills with a variety of emergency scenarios and drills within the cave environment. Please note - this course can also be done as an extended live-aboard trip at the spectacular Poor Knights Islands.
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Pre-requisites: Introductory Cave Diver
Duration: Minimum 4 days
This course is the 3rd stage of training in the cave diver development program. Advanced cave dive planning and the practical execution of more complex dives are the focus of this course. Students will cover a range of typical scenarios commonly faced by cave divers, plus expand and refine the skills learned on the previous two classes. Emphasis is placed on skill refinement through actual cave penetration dives.
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Pre-requisites: Advanced Open Water
Duration: 2 days
The purpose of the Wreck Diver programme is to provide an introduction to basic wreck diving skills allowing the diver to make safe, limited penetration dives. The course will introduce the skills required to safely dive on wrecks and other overhead environments. You'll get to practice line laying skills, identify hazards and find suitable entry points, whilst having time to check out the history and splendour of the shipwrecks off our coastline.
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Pre-requisites: PADI Wreck Diver (or PADI Cavern Diver)
Duration: 3 days
The Advanced Wreck Diver programme extends basic wreck diving skills to allow divers to make more challenging wreck penetration dives whilst maintaining awareness of their surroundings. The course introduces advanced line/reel use, team protocols and advanced dive planning.
